Hair drier and comber



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naires saar K JOHN WIRTH, OF NEW' YORK, N. Y.

` HAIR DRIER AND CO'MBER.

Application `led March 25, 1924. Serial No. 701,817.

To all whom-1f may concern:

` Be it known that I, JOHN IVIRTH', a citizen of Austriav` and aresident of the city of New York. borough of Manhattan, in the countyand State of New York, have invented a new and Improved Hair Drier and.Comben of which the following is a full,

clear, and exact description.

rlhis invention relates to a hair drier and comber, the primary objectof the invention being to comb as well as dry the hair by means of alarge number of air jets or currents directed around the hair andlongitudinally through the hair in a direction away from the scalp. y

A further object is to provide a device of this character which .willreceive the hair and which will, by means of teeth constituting thecomb, direct jets or currents of air longitudinally through the hairaway from the scalp to thoroughly dry the hair and at the same timeprevent entanglement of the hair during the drying operation, so thatwhen the operation is completed the 'hair will not only be thoroughlydry but will be thoroughly combed without discomfort to the patientandwithout pulling out a large quantity of hair as is ordinarily the casewith combing and drying devices in general use.

A further object is to provide a device of this character in which pureair heated to any desired temperature may be properly directed as abovestated for best results.

A further object is to utilize in a hair drying device or apparatuscurrents or jets of warm, pure air under the desired pressure and in adirection away from the scalp for quickly, uniformly and easily dryingthe hair.

With these and other objects in view, the invention consists in certainnovel features of construction and combinations and arrangements ofparts which will be more fully hereinafter described and pointed out inthe claims.

In the accompanying drawings Figure 1 is a perspective view illustratingone form of my improved hair drier and comber in operative position;

Figure 2 is a view in transverse section through my improved scalp mask,the view being taken on the line 2-2 of Figure 1;

Figure 3 is a view in transverse section on the line 3-3 of Figure 4;

Figure 4 is a view in longitudinal section through the scalp mask and aportion of the hood;

Figure 5 is a view in longitudinal section through the scalp mask andhood, showing the parts in operative position;

Figure 6 is a view in longitudinal section through the scalp mask, theview being taken at right angles to Figure 4;

Figure 7 is a view, similar to Figure 6, illustrating a modification,the view being taken on the line'7-7 of Figure 8;

Figure 8 is a view in'rear elevation of the scalp mask shown in Figure7;

Figure 9 is a view in longitudinal section illustrating an air heating,purifying and blowing apparatus.

Referring more particularly to Figures 1 to G of the drawings, 1.represents what I term a scalp mask. This device 1 may be made of anydesired shape, of any desired material, and heat insulated or protectedin any manner to suit the trade. -I have illustrated the mask as ofgeneral circular form having an annular cushion 2 at its forward edge torender the device comfortable to the patient and to allow it to besnugly itted against the head or scalp for the combing and dryingoperation.

This scalp mask 1 is in the form of a ring having an annular chamber 3therein into which air is directed under any suitable pressure and anydesired temperature. As a convenient means for supplying this air I showan apparatus 5, which constitutes a combined heater, air purifier andblower, that forces a currentvof air through a pipe 6 and from thelatter through branch pipes 7, said branch pipes 7 discharging into theopposite sides of the chamber`3 of mask 1. .l

While of coursermy invention is not limited to any particular form ofheat purifying, blowing or blast device, I have illustrated in Figure 9a convenient mechanism in which a heater 8 is provided around a centralflue 10 which communicates with the pipe 6. In this flue 10 I provide ablower 11 which may be driven by an electric motor 12, and at the lowerend of the casing 5 I provide an inlet compartment 13 which may containany air purifying material through which the air is drawn to the blowerand heated in its discharge through the line.

As above stated, however, this air may be purified and heated in anyapproved manner and forced into the mask 1 and, if desired, atmos hericair may be employed where conditions are favorable.

The mask 1 as provided at opposite sides with combs 14.-, each combhaving a series of teeth 1 5 projecting through the annular air chamber3 and across the passage through the mask. These teeth 15 are madehollow and have air entrance slots .16 communicating with the chamber 3.Furthermore, these teeth within the mask proper are provided withdischarge orifices 17 in the rear faces of the teeth so that the aircurrents -or jets discharge rearwardly.

tainly not suiiicient to pull out hairs or otherwise cause discomfort tothe patient.

The invention, therefore, resides broadly in the arrangement of mask andcombs which direct the air away from the scalp in jets or currents asstrong as desired and as warm as desired so as to give the best andquickest results.

As a modified form, I would call attention to Figures 7 and 8. This formof device follows the preferred form in all essential features ofconstruction except that instead of providing combs or teeth projectingthrough the mask I provide teeth 23 which It will be noted that theteeth of the -re\\are fixed tol the inner face of the mask 24 spectivecombs are arranged alternately so as to occupy a relatively large amountof space within the mask. These combs are so mounted that they can bedrawn outwardly, as indicated in dotted lines in Figure 2, to

` allow the hair 18 of the patient 19 to be readily insertedl throughthe mask and sup.

- ported in a tubular hood 20 secured around the rear end of the mask.This hood 20 may be of any lsuitable material but, preferably, of exiblematerial such as canvas and the like for lightness, and a suitablescreen 21 is provided in the rear end of the hood 2O to prevent loosehair from blowing into Ythe room. j

It will also be noted, particularly by reference to Figure 3, that therear wall of the annular chamber 3 of mask l is provided with a circularseries of orifices 22 through which air from said chamber is directedrearwardly through the hood and around the outside of the volume ofhair. j

In operation the hair is placed through the mask 1 and into the hood 20,and the mask is located as close to the scalp as possible. To facilitatethe entrance of the hair, the combs are first drawn outwardly, asindicated in dotted lines in Figure 2, and then are forced backward intoposition so that the teeth enter the hair when the air blast is turnedon. The greater portion of the air is directed through the teeth 15 andaway from the scalp of the patient-in a large number of relatively finejets so that this air tends to separate the hairs as well as dry allportions of the hair and at the same time straightens out the hair sothat it actually combs as well as dries the hair and preventsentanglement of the hair.

' Furthermore, theorices 22 in the rear of the mask 1 direct a largenumber of jets or currents of air around the outside of the hair so thatthe outer portions of the hair as well as the inner portions thereof aresubjected to drafts or jets of air directed away from the scalp so thatthe hair is quickly dried and entanglements prevented. Furthermore, thisresults in little, if any discomfort, to the patient as there is little,if any, pulling action on the hair and cerand curve slightly rearwardlyas they projectY toward the center of the mask. These teeth haverearwardly discharging nozzles 25 at their ends and are also perforatedin their rear faces so as to properly direct the air jets or currents.By reason of this shape of tooth I am enabled to place the mask moreclosely to the scalp but, in other respects, the operation is the same,and the function is to direct jets or blasts of air lon- 4gitudinallythrough the hair in a direction away from the scalp so as to quickly drythe same without entangling the hair or pulling the hair which resultsin undue loss of hair.

In placing this device, shown in Figure 7 against the head, the hair isrst projected into the device and the device moved against' thehead, andas the air is blown it will straighten out the hair and allow the deviceto be placed nearer the scalp, the back of the head resting well withinthe device and as close to the nozzles as possible.

An apparatus or device such as above described may of course be used intonsorial parlors, beauty parlors, etc., but it is well adapted for usein the h ome as the device can be made, installed and used at verylittle expense.

While in most cases it is desirable to have some form of air heating andpurifying apparatus, this is capable of a wide range of modification andmay be dispensed with altogether if desired, and I do not limit myselfeither to the employment of such a device or to1 the details ofconstruction above described, but, as my invention is directed broadlyto the construction and arrangement of mask and the manner of directingthe air to give the results as set forth, various slight changes mighttherefore be made in the general form of the parts described withoutdeparting from my invention, and hence I do not limit myself to theprecise details set forth but consider myself at liberty to make suchslight changes and alterations as fairly fall within the spirit andscope of the appended claims.

I claim:

l. A device of the character described, comprising a mask adapted toreceive hair to be dried, and teeth in the mask adapted to project intothe hair and having rearwardly discharging orifices therein whereby theair is directed longitudinally of the hair and away from the scalp ofthe patient. 2. A device 'of the character described, comprising a maskadapted to be located close to the scalp of the patient and receive thehair therethrough, said mask comprising a hollow chamber and teethprojecting into the mask and communicating with the hollow chamber, andhaving rearwardly discharging orifices therein, and means for directingair into the chamber of the mask.

3. A device of the character described. comprising a mask having anannular air chamber therein, means for directing air under suitablepressure into the chamber, combs on opposite sides of the mask, teeth onsaid combs movable through the annular air chamber of the mask, saidteeth having openings therein communicating with the chamber and otheropenings in their rear facesdischarging rearwardly of' the mask. 4. Adevice of the character described, comprising a mask having an annularair chamber therein, means for directing air under suitable pressureinto the chamber, combs on opposite sides of the mask, and teeth on saidcombs movable through the annular chamber of the mask,said teeth havingopenings therein communicating with the chamber, and -other openings intheir rear faces discharging the air rearwardly of the mask, and saidannular chamber having air discharging orifices in its rear wall.

5. A device of the character described, comprising a scalp mask havingan annular air chamber, means for directing air into the chamber, combsat opposite sides of the mask, and teeth on the combs movable throughthe annular chamber, said teeth being hollow and having openings thereincommunicating with the chamber when the teeth are in their innermostpositions, said teeth being hollow and having oriicesin their rearfaces.

6. A device ot' the character described, comprising a scalp mask, aflexible hood fixed to the mask, a screened outlet on the hood, hollowteeth in the mask, and means for forcing air through the mask and`through the teeth and rearwardly of thel mask through the hood wherebya plurality ot jets or currents ot air are directed through the hair inthe mask and hood and in a direction away from the scalp of the patient.

JOI-INM WIRTH.

